Water Woes A New Bill Proposes To Limit The State'S Power Over Surface Water Protection Ben Seigling remembers getting his knees muddy and hair full of silt wading in the Rio Grande as a little kid. He remembers [...] Christie Chisholm \ Mar 10, 2005 Read More
Dump The Humps [RE: “On Assignment,” Feb. 10-16] Thank you for your article, “Humping in Four Hills,” about our unexpected speed hump invasion. As we learned [...] Alibi \ Mar 10, 2005 Read More
Political Correctness In The Time Of Global Warming Nuclear power isn't PC. Talking about nuclear power, except to condemn it, can get you busted by the political correctness cops and sentenced [...] Jim Scarantino \ Mar 10, 2005 Read More
Bush's "Reform" Program Smells Like A Con Jobmu Bush's "Reform" Program Smells Like A Con Jobmu To anyone who has observed professionals working a con, the high-pressure sales pitch for Social Security privatization seems suspiciously familiar. Come to think [...] Joe Conason \ Mar 10, 2005 Read More
The Death Of Fiscal Conservatism Republicans Can Cut Taxes. They Just Can'T Stop Spending. During any given election you can count on Republican candidates to campaign against government spending, bureaucratic waste and increased taxes. Consider some direct [...] Greg Payne \ Mar 03, 2005 Read More
All Ages Shows A Single Organism Of Optimistic Energy Have you seen an adolescent smile lately? When the Launchpad's lights are dim and the crowd is thick with sweaty kids from all [...] Jessica Housand \ Mar 03, 2005 Read More
The Messiah's Senator "Reverend Moon Is The Most Remarkable Person I'Ve Ever Met" On Valentine's Day, Republican state Sen. Mark Boitano, who represents part of Albuquerque's Northeast Heights, joined opponents of gay marriage in a press [...] Jim Scarantino \ Mar 03, 2005 Read More
A Bullet To The End Hunter S. Thompson Remembered I blame this sentimental blathering on the swift and concise suicide of Dr. Hunter S Thompson. He once told me he thought he'd [...] Darlene Vander Hoop AKA Norma Jean Thompson \ Mar 03, 2005 Read More
Va Troubles Continue Agency'S Mental Health Plan Still In Draft Form More than any other war in U.S. history, the conflict in Iraq has provoked a surge of concern for soldiers returning home bearing [...] Dan Frosch \ Mar 03, 2005 Read More
A Culture Of Secrecy What Has Happened To The Principle That American Democracy Should Be Accessible And Transparent? “Political language … is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” [...] Charles Lewis \ Mar 03, 2005 Read More